PUBLICATIONS OF THE EX-LAIKI BANK CULTURAL CENTRE EX-LAIKI BANK COLLECTIONS YOURS SINCERELY... Selections from the Marfin Laiki Bank Art Collection Editing: Marina Vryonidou-Yiangou A publication presenting the Bank’s Contemporary Art Collection, which focuses on figurative and contemporary Cypriot painting, sculpture, installations and multimedia, all of which trace the progression of Cypriot art throughout the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st. The Collection is focused on works that are visually and intellectually stimulating. 2010. 30x25cm. 468 pages, Greek/English. Hardbound. ISBN: 978-9963-658-25-1 €60,00 Η ΕΘΝΟΓΡΑΦΙΚΗ ΣΥΛΛΟΓΗ ΤΟΥ ΟΜΙΛΟΥ ΛΑΪΚΗΣ [THE LAIKI GROUP ETHNOGRAPHIC COLLECTION] Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou A publication featuring the Bank’s Ethnographic Collection, a collection comprising numerous heirlooms of the Pierides family and folk art pieces, as well as items of ethnographic character. The collection is quite important and contains traditional artefacts that cover most areas of folk art, such as: weaving/embroidery, metalwork, silver and goldsmithing, pottery, painting, as well as some Cypriot costumes. All these are colourfully presented through this fully illustrated publication. 2006. 29x24cm. 288 pages, Greek. Hardbound. ISBN: 9963-658-11-3 €42,00 EXHIBITION PUBLICATIONS & CATALOGUES ΕΝ ΧΟΡΔΑΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΟΡΓΑΝΟΙΣ Διασκέδαση και Ψυχαγωγία στην Κύπρο από την Αρχαιότητα µέχρι την Ανεξαρτησία [THRU CHORDS AND CHORUS. Entertainment and Recreation in Cyprus from Antiquity to the Independence] Editing: Marina Vryonidou-Yiangou This illustrated publication presents the evolutionary course and history of entertainment and recreation in Cyprus from ancient times up to the 1960s. The forms of entertainment for each historical period are recorded in corresponding chapters, while the chapter referring to the British colonial rule era is divided in individual essays for each town of Cyprus. 2008. 30x24cm. 496 pages, Greek. Hardbound. ISBN: 978-9963-658-21-3 €60,00 Η ΙΑΤΡΙΚΗ ΣΤΗΝ ΚΥΠΡΟ Από την Αρχαιότητα µέχρι την Ανεξαρτησία [MEDICAL HISTORY IN CYPRUS. From Antiquity to the Independence] Editing: Marina Vryonidou-Yiangou This illustrated publication presents the history and evolution of medicine and public health in Cyprus from antiquity to Independence. It includes information from historical archives on the development of medical care and infrastructure in Cyprus, as well as diseases and epidemics. Additionally, it gives information concerning the first doctors, nurses and medical officers of the island, with particular reference to the contribution of Turkish Cypriots to the public health of Cyprus, as well as the legislative framework of medicine and the evolution of pharmaceutics and pharmaceutical methods applied throughout the centuries. 2006. 30x24cm. 460 pages, Greek. Hardbound. ISBN: 9963-658-15-6 €60,00 ΓΙΑΤΡΟΙ ΤΗΣ ΚΥΠΡΟΥ. Βιογραφικός Οδηγός 1737-1960 [DOCTORS OF CYPRUS. A Biographical Guide 1737-1960] Editing: Christina Christodoulou An illustrated biographical guide within the framework of an extended research on the history of medicine in Cyprus, providing information concerning the contribution and work of Cypriot doctors and dentists. The first part of the book focuses on doctors who worked in Cyprus from 1737 to 1960 and their Cypriot counterparts who worked abroad during the same period, while the second part presents biographical notes of dentists. The guide closes with an almost complete list of doctors and dentists who had registered with the corresponding Cyprus Medical Register, until 1960, but for whom no further information could be found. 2006. 30x24cm. 272 pages, Greek. Hardbound. ISBN: 9963-658-16-4 €26,00 CYPRUS 100 YEARS Alex Efthyvoulou, Marina Vryonidou-Yiangou A publication dealing with the contemporary history of Cyprus, particularly with the political upheavals that have plagued the island during the second half of the 20th century. The book is an illustrated journalistic report with a simple narrative, enhanced with many photographs that link and explain the sequence of events that marked the history of Cyprus during the whole of the 20th century. 20053. 25x35cm. 370 pages, Greek/English. Hardbound. ISBN: 9963-42-242-X €70,00 THE HISTORY OF ADVERTISING IN CYPRUS Andreas Cl. Sophocleous, Marina Vryonidou-Yiangou This publication attempts a review of the evolution of advertising in Cyprus from its first appearance in the Cypriot press in 1878 until the year 1978 and portrays the development of trade, industry and tourism in Cyprus for this 100-year period. 2004. 24x34cm. 328 pages, Greek/English. Hardbound. ISBN: 9963-42-264-0 €86,00 THE RAILWAYS OF CYPRUS Michael Radford A publication featuring the history of the Cyprus Government Railway, as well as that of the railways of the mines of Cyprus. The publication is enhanced by numerous photographs and it is, in essence, a journey of knowledge for the younger generations and a reminition trip for the older ones. 2004. 430 pages, Greek. ISBN: 9963-42-262-4 2003. 430 pages, English. ISBN: 9963-42-261-6 Hardbound: 31x25cm €75,00 THE OLYMPIC GAMES IN ATHENS 1896-1906 Vassilis Kardasis The publication records important events in the history of athletics in Greece during the 1st Olympiad in 1896 and the “Mid-Olympiad” of 1906. Reference to Cypriot athletics and to the participation of Cypriots in the revival of the Modern Olympic Games is made in a special chapter. s.a. 29x28cm. 308 pages, Greek/English. Hardbound. ISBN: 960-8326-01-X €63,00 A CHANGED WORLD Sculpture from Britain An exhibition catalogue, which sketches the evolution that took place in British sculpture during the last four decades of the 20th century. Artists like Anthony Caro, Tony Cragg, Anish Kapoor et al, who made an impact on the international trends in Art, are among the artists in the exhibition. FROM THE CHISEL TO THE ELECTRON A Century of Contemporary Sculpture in Cyprus An exhibition catalogue on Cypriot sculptors, beginning with Andreas Thymopoulos an ending with contemporary young artists. It is an attempt to embark on a history journey to the last 100 years of sculpture with the participation of at least 50 artists. 2000. 112 pages, Greek/English. ISBN: 9963-575-28-5 2000. 124 pages, Greek/English. ISBN: 9963-575-29-3 Two paperbound catalogues with case: 31x25cm. €25,00 LIFE AND DEEDS. THE CONSUL LUIGI PALMA DI CESNOLA 1832-1904 Anna G. Marangou A historic account of the life and deeds of the Italian-American merchant Luigi Palma di Cesnola, who exported, during his 11-year service in Cyprus, the greatest number of antiquities that have ever been taken out of Cyprus. The publication presents the history of discovering and exporting of Cypriot antiquities, as well as important information, such as the purchase of the antiquities by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. 2000. 416 pages, Greek. ISBN: 9963-42-239-X 2000. 416 pages, English. ISBN: 9963-42-240-3 Hardbound: 32x24cm. €72,00 THE HARBOURS AND PORTS OF CYPRUS Anna G. Marangou A historical account of the construction and development of the main harbours of Cyprus, with greater emphasis on the Famagusta harbour, its evolution and development throughout the centuries and its role in the broader geopolitical history of the island. It is enhanced by photographs of the harbours from the archives of the British company Coodes and Blizard. 1997. 340 pages, Greek. ISBN: 9963-42-231-4 2002. 340 pages, English. ISBN: 9963-42-259-4 Hardbound: 30x24cm. €54,00 CATERINA CORNARO. THE LAST QUEEN OF CYPRUS 1473-1489 Editing: Marina Vryonidou-Yiangou, Loukia Loizou-Hadjigavriel The publication, which accompanied the exhibition of the same title, presents famous works of art, engravings, rare books and letters, as well as items of Caterina Cornaro’s personal belongings from Italian and Cypriot museums and private collections. The illustrations are accompanied by essays written by Italian and Cypriot scholars. 1995. 28x22cm. 216 pages, Greek/English/Italian. Paperbound. ISBN: 9963-42-225-X €26,00 PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUMS TEMPUS MOMENTUM ANDREAS G. COUTAS’ PHOTOGRAPHS Editing: Marina Vryonidou-Yiangou A photo is a tempus momentum – a moment in time and eternity. With his photographic lens Andreas G. Coutas has managed to capture and immortalise these moments throughout Cyprus from the 1960s to recent times. The album includes black-and-white and colour photographs and is divided into four sections: The landscapes and monuments of Cyprus, Moments from the history of Cyprus, Photographic portraits and Daily moments of Cyprus. 2011. 25x35cm. 288 pages, Greek/English. Hardbound. ISBN: 978-9963-658-26-8 €60,00 FAMAGUSTA. PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORIES 1940-1950 ANDREAS SOTERIOU Stavros G. Lazarides Photographic album illustrating, in a unique way, Famagusta and Varosha in particular and, to a lesser extent, the other towns and places of Cyprus. Andreas Soteriou managed to portray on paper scenes in the streets and the bazaars of Varosha, the life at the harbour of Famagusta and quite a few of social content. 2009. 25x35cm. 248 pages, Greek/English. Hardbound. ISBN: 978-9963-658-24-4 €60,00 GIRAGOS ZARTARIAN. PHOTOGRAPHS 1935-1950 Stavros G. Lazarides Giragos Zartarian managed to portray the reality of his time. The album contains superb views of mountains, cities, harbours, monasteries, archaeological sites, historical and ecclesiastical monuments, as well as people in their daily life. All views bear the hallmark of the gifted artist, who directed his attention primarily to Nicosia. 2007. 25x35cm. 248 pages, Greek/English. Hardbound. ISBN: 978-9963-658-19-0 €60,00 THE SPLENDOUR AND SIMPLICITY OF CYPRUS Photographs of Vahan Avedissian 1925-1950 Stavros G. Lazarides Vahan Avedissian, one of the most gifted photographers of his time, travelled all over the island and took pictures of landscapes, monuments and people at work, as well as other themes which we rarely see in the photographs of other contemporary photographers. The unique views in this album are samples of excellent taste and present the combination of splendour and simplicity of Cyprus between the years 1925 and 1950.